Long Mckenzie Poems

AS A KID AND BEYOND

did I ever wonder?
what my upbringing brought for me;
and did it disappoint
or just bring feelings to resurface,
but never sensitivities 
of deep down and personal,
and did I really care
of what there was...

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Gunshots and tasers aimed at the back
tracking the movements and memories
of unsuspecting dark-skinned citizens 
marked by the scars of a history denied

For Rumain Brisbon, 34
it was crime to be black in Arizona
For Tamir Rice, 12
it...

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OLD MA AND PA MCKENZIE

Old Ma and Pa McKenzie,
Ran our local store
When they came to stay,
Moved in with three kids did they;
One a boy and two were girls,
And a big black dog called ‘Sheba girl,’
And...

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Amy Green, Poet Destroyer and Skitty S.K.A.T. Pooh.
Just a few of the Great Women I've made love to here at the soup.
Carolyn Devonshire and Sara Kendrick too
and Andrea Dietrich, you fire cracker you.
A Rambling Poet,...

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In eighteen hundred ninety-three,
back in those silver-mining days,
a figure walked into Aspen town,
and it was the devil they say,
come looking for new souls to take.

He didn’t look like you would think,
the first time he appeared.
He...

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I’m one of the  lonely,
the oh so lonely people
missing your subtle smile.
You were a pretty blue eyed beauty,
with unkept hair and go go boot style.

Eleanor, Eleanor Rigby,
you lived down on the corner.
I’d see you...

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Balloonitarian Groups believe when death comes to visit a loved one, the string attached to the balloon of life also containing the soul is released, then slowly there's an ascent delivering them higher into the...

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I have goals, I plan to enroll in a community college.  Get an associates degree in graphic 
design.  I plan to write a couple books.  I have a few novels in my...

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Hey guys, thank you for reading this.  Ok it has come to my attention from poets who are my 
genuine friends that some uncouth people on here are gossiping about me; saying 
I'm "preying"...

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Thank you fellow poets  in poetry soup

For leaving all your kind thoughts and critiques

You have given me the inspiration to  continue on

And for that I am humbled and grateful

May twenty ten be filled...

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A NASTY BUGGER BE

We had this parrot once,
A real nasty piece of works,
A cunning sort of a bugger,
Who went by the handle of “Jock,”
There was only one in the family 
who could pat or even...

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During my poetical career I had never received a trophy,
I exploded with joy when I received it by first class...
"Enjoy your reward!" read a note signed by Laura Mckenzie;
and this first prize is my achievement...

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All across the nation

such a celebration

people in motion…

 

The radio station 

in my head

plays on

with Scott McKenzie this time:

 

Are you going to San Francisco?

Be sure to wear flowers in your hair…

 

I can hear...

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Griga Christmas cheer
By Lawrence M. Nunez

Christmas in Griga was a special day
We celebrated in a special way
It was never about a gift or a toy
But rather happiness and joy
The toys were good for only a...

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Be Not Afraid 
When God Says so
everything is  permitted
The genocide on screens 
was sanctioned from heaven 
800 acres 800 graves
In the name of God 
Their Journey was hastened 
The heavens were opened
"I saw visions...

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Lord, teach me to achieve.
Teach me to love what I do.
Teach me to do what I love.
Teach me to truly achieve,
but by your standards,
not the worlds',
so that I might achieve 
that which is worthwhile
and lasting,
not...

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I have been gone for a while
needed time to regroup
this delectable mixture
this poetry soup

When I am not here
I wonder with query
uplifting comments of Karen Leary

Kristin Reynolds my friend
this is not a wrap
as she weaves you...

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Have you ever tried staying awake in your sleep?
Or fly when walking?
Maybe screamed loud in your silence?
Well that’s the way you make me feel

When you make meaning out of a simple breath
Read in between my...

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My Inspiration,                         My Only Beloved,      ...

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This is to all you lovely folks, who have become such an important part of my life, 
although I'd like to single out a few special folks- Sharon Weimer- everyone's No. 
1 favorite poet and...

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PRINCE NAMOR    THE SUB-MARINER

Namor Mckenzie an Atlantean
though your skin pink
ankle wings
the rest of your fellow  Atlanteans
skin colors blue
Under water, under sea lives
the creatures who breathe in water
And though your father
Seaman Captain...

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Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie
   Oh, so lonely -- Where do such people come from
They come from all walks of life, from the priesthood
   on down to the hangers-on at village...

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To those poets who guided me along
that long, arduous road to success:
I sincerely give them my sweetest 
" Thank you  " and my warmest hug.


I can mention many names: Carrie Richards, Laura Mckenzie, Carolyn...

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My dear Mother
I think of you more often than any other
It’s been so long since I’ve seen your face
My mind goes blank when I try hard to trace
I try to remember your warm hands and...

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Delude me, sweet fantasy: make him appear into my warm and scented sheets
Show me his love, as he caresses my long dark hair 
Form a midnight fire wavering from our eyes and fingertips  
Tonight...

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